Showing posts with label Gnome for the Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gnome for the Holidays. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Rudolph Days Holiday Challenge - February 2025

Hello Friends and Happy Tuesday!  I've been invited to join The Rudolph Holiday Challenge as a Guest Designer for the month of February and what a better way to start on my holiday cards for the 2025 Season, since I'm a terrible last minute Christmas Card creator, plus I'm honored for the invite!

My card features an adorable, gift bearing Elf from Bugaboo Stamps.  Sadly, Bugaboo is no longer in business but I've always loved Jodie's art work and I have quite the collection of her images.


I've colored the image using Copic Alcohol Markers, the patterned papers are from the Gnome Christmas 6x6 Mega paper pad from Hobby Lobby, and the sentiment is a pre-made strip from a holiday pack by Simon Says Stamp.


The focal panel has been cut using a fancy edged nesting rectangle die and popped of foam pads for dimension.  The sentiment has also been elevated and I've added red gems for a finishing touch.

It feels strange yet satisfying to have completed a holiday card at this time of year.  I may try to keep this up so I'm not completely stressed in November and early December, so we shall see.

Please pop over to the Rudolph Days Holiday Challenge and get some early festive inspiration.  Create a holiday card and we hope to see you there!

Until next time, Happy Crafting.

Donna

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Thursday, November 12, 2020

Merry Christmas Gnome

 Hello!  Today's make is a Card with a Tag on Top, featuring a Gnome, Foil, Glitter, Flock, Die Cuts and Stenciling. 


To create my card, I started with the tag first.  I used the Gina K. Designs and Thermo Web "Gnome for the Holidays" Stamp and Stencil Kit.  This kit was a collaboration between Thermo Web and Gina K. Designs and includes Foils, Stamps Stencils and Dies.  

The designer papers are a mixture of scrap and a large panel from the Memory Box "Christmas Plaid 6x6 paper pad, the Gnome beard is White Flocking, the baubles in the trees are die cut from red foil and the starry background is Cosmic Shimmer Sparkle Texture paste over a stencil. 

For a final touch, I added a bit of ribbon, attaching it to the tag with my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher and covering the staple with the sentiment strip.

Christmas crafting has begun and if I stay on track, I won't be pulling my hair out come December 15th...the day I give myself to have all cards in the mail.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!
Donna

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